Download murex snail purple12/15/2023 Deciding which of these many colors was intended in a given passage can be difficult.īut historians agree that the priceless near-black “royal purple” dye was made only from a gland of the Murex trunculus (more recently called Hexaplex trunculus) sea snail. The word “purple” in Greco-Roman times, however, was used to refer to a whole range of colors, from pale blue to red to violet to the true royal purple. Apparently it was an almost black violet-red color, said to resemble the color of heart’s blood/clots of heart’s blood. Royal purple was not the color we think of today when we speak of purple. The term “royal purple” originated in the Mediterranean and Ancient Near East, particularly during the days of the Roman Empire, when the wearing of a specific color–royal purple–was a privilege restricted to the aristocracy, if not the emperor alone. Before discussing the Murex dye, I’m delighted to announce the 3rd of the 3 reviews received for Cat Born to the Purple: another 5 stars ★★★★★ - this time from Self-Publishing Review! Go here to read the entire review.
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